Foot-lever.



T. J. ANDERSON.

FOOT LEVER.

APPLICATION FILED Dic. 7. 19m. Y

1,157,140.. ,Patented 00.19.1915.

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room-LEVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Application led'ZDecembcr 7, 1914. Serial No. 875,951.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ToRvAL J. ANDERSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rockdale, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Levers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to foot levers or pedals employed for operating the brakes and clutches of motor vehicles, and its object is to provide a novel and improved lever of this kind which can be lengthened or shortened, and also adjusted forward or I backward to properly position the same on adjustable it may be the car.

-A The'clutch and brake pedals of an automobile are usually mounted in a xed position, and are thus frequently so located that they are not readily accessible to some drivers. rHowever, by makingv vthe pedal set so as to be within easyreach of the drivers foot.

The herein stated object is attained. by means of a combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device; Fig. 2 is a front elevation'therf; Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line3-3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the foot lever or pedal is composed of two adjustably connected sections, the same being indicated at 10 and 11, respectively, the former having a foot plate 12, and the latter being suitably connected tothe clutch or other part to be controlled, which need not be illustrated as it forms no part of the present invention.l That end of the section 11 to which the section 10 is connected has a' sector-shaped enlargement 13.and said section 10 is -orked to straddle the part 13, the fork branches being indicated at 14.

The sections 10 and 11 are pivotally connected by means of a bolt having an intermediate portion 15 which is non-circular in cross-section and seats in a correspondingly shaped hole 16 inthe section 11, whereby said bolt is held against rotation. Any other suitable means may be provided for nonrotatably connecting the bolt to the section 11. On each side of the part 15, the shank of the bolt is oblong, the oblong portions being indicatedat 17, one of which has a head 18 and the other being threaded torecevive a nut 19. The fork branches 14 are slotted longitudinally, asI indicated at 20, the bolt ends 17 extending into said slots. At one end of the vslots is an enlargement 21 corresponding to the part 15 of the bolt, in order that the same may be seated in the hole 16.`y The other ends of the slots also have enlargements 22, and the slots also have intermediate enlargements 23. The width of the slots corresponds to the width of the minor dimension of the portions 17 of the bolt,

respond 'to the major dimension of the portions 17 of the bolt. Thus, the section 10 can be swung about the bolt when the latter coincides with the enlarged slot portions 22 and 23, but to effect the adjustment of the section 10 lengthwise with respect to the whereas the enlarged portions 22 and 23 corwith the minor 1n any one of the enlarged portions of the section 10. The section 10 is fixed in' adl i justed the same being opposite the outer face of one of the fork branches 14, whereas the bolt head 18 engages the outer face of the other fork branch.

position by tightening the -nut 19,v

The connection between the sections', .10

and 11 also allows the former to be set at various angles with respect to the latter, and inorder to lock the section 10 after it is set at the/desired angle, a spring latch is provided, the same comprising a pin 24 carried by a spring tongue 25 at one end of the latter, the other end of said spring tongue being secured by the nut 19. The fork branches 14 have longitudinally spaced apertures 26 toreceive the latch pin, and 1n the part 13 of the section 1'1 are apertures 27 through any one of which the latch pin also passes. The apertures 27 are arranged in a curve having for its center the pivot bolt connecting the sections 10 and 11. The number of apertures 2.6 corresponds to the number of positions the section 10 may be adjusted lengthwise as hereinbefor'e deich scribed. rlhe drawing shows the section 10 capable of two adjustments, but this may be varied by providing the slots 20 with additional intermediate enlargements, and the forli branches with a corresponding number ofadditional apertures 26. Upon retractin'g the latch pin 2li, the section 10 may be adjusted angularly with respect to the section ll, and upon replacing the pin, the section l0 is securely locked in said adjusted position.

ln order to prevent the operative connection between the sections l0 and ll being broken if the latch pin Qi should be accidentally disengaged, the part 13 has safety stop shoulders or abutments 2S at one end which will intercept the fork branches 11i and thus transmit to the section ll the motion of the section l0 in a direction to control the clutch or other partto which the section is connected. The foot plate l2 is also adjustable as to length, the same having a heel extension piece 29. Thus, the foot plate is composed ot two sections, and as the same are adjustably connected, they may be set to suit the foot of the driver.

' The adjustment between the sections is effected by forming the section 29 with alongitudmal slot 30, through which pass bolts all carried by the section i2. Nuts 32' screwed on the bolts hold the sections in adjusted position. rllhel ledges of the slot 30 are recessed at intervals, as indicated at 33, to form enlargements of the slot and seats for the bolts, the shanls of the latter being flattened, so that they are elongated in crosssection. The width of the slot corresponds to the width of the minor dimension' of the bolt shank, whereas thc enlarged portions of the slot correspond to the major dimension of the bolt shank. Thus, before the foot plate section 29 can be adjusted relative to the section l2, it is necessary to turn the bolts in the' enlarged portions of the slot and bring the minor dimensions of the bolts in line with the slot. The section 29 may then be shifted until the bolts reach the desired enlarged portions of the slot, and then liti by giving the bolts a quarter turn so that their major dimensions extend transversely of the slot, and tightening the nuts the parts are securely held in adjusted position. The bolt heads may be countersunk in the top of the section l2. The section :'39 has a rear marginal heel engaging flange 34, and the section 12 has side flanges between which the drivers foot seats.

`lihile the invention is primarily designed for clutch and brake pedals of automobiles,

it is not limited thereto, and it may be used in connection with other mechanism. Various changes and modiiica tions in the structural details shown and described may also be made-without a departure Jfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

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I claim: i

1. A lever comprising sections which are pivotally connected to permit angular adjustment, and a bolt passing transversely through the sections to providr` the pivotal connection therebetween, one of the sections being slotted longitudinally, through 'which slot the pivot bolt passes to permit longitudinal adjustment ot the sections, and means for locking the sections in adjusted position.

A1 lever comprising sections, one of which is adjustable lengthwise and angularly with respect to the other, .means for locking the sections in adjusted position, and a safety stop for the first-mentioned sec tion, operable on failure oi" the locking means.

3. A lever comprising sections, one ci' which is adjustable lengthwise and angularly with respectto the other, means for locking the sections in adjusted pition, and a safety stop on the second-mentioned section in the path of `the .first-mentioned section.

4. A lever comprising sections, one or" which is forked -to straddle the other section, the fork branches being slotted longitudinally, and portions of the slots being enlarged, a pivot bolt carried by the other section and having ends which are oblong in cross-section and extend into the aforesaid slots, the minor dimensions of the oblong portions of the bolt corresponding to the width of the slots and the major dimensions of said bolt portions corresponding to the enlarged portions of the slots, and a latch pin carried by the hist-mentioned section, the fork branches having longitudix nally spaced apertures, and the second-mentioned section having a curved series of ap'- ertures for the latch pin.

A lever/ comprising sections, one ci? which is forked to straddle the other section, the tori( branches being slotted longitudinally, and portions ot the slots being= enlarged, a pivot bolt carried by the other section and having ends which are oblong in cross-section and extend into the aforesaidslots, the minor dimensions of the oblong portions o1 the bolt corresponding to the width of the slots and the major dimensions of said. bolt portions corresponding to the enlarged itrortions of the slots, a nut screwed on the bolt, a latch pin, and a spring tongue carrying the latch pin, said spring being secured to one ofthe forli branches by the aforesaid bolt, the forli branches havin g longitudinally spacefl apertures, and the second-mentioned section having a curved series of apertures 'For the latch pin.

6. A lever comprising sections, one of which is forked to straddlathe othersection,

' the ferr branches being slotted longitndilarged, a

spaced apertures, and the second-mentioned section having a curved series of apertures for the latch pin, and a safety 'stop on the second-mentioned section in the path of the l5 fork branches.

In testimony whereof I aiiX mysignature in presence of two Witnesses.

TORVAL J. ANDERSGN.

Witnesses:

OLE C. OLSON, S. T. Tos'rnNsoN. 

